So everything he said is true

They had quite the fun as the women came out from spa and swimming pool. The food was ready by the time they were back and the space hostesses readied themselves to serve the food. Everyone liked the delicious spaghetti that Sauvik had prepared for everyone, even the pilots. Since there was still a lot of time, they decided to play around. They choose to watch a movie in the game and theater area while traveling to the Rings.

Robin didn't have time to watch Nolan's most recent film, Oppenheimer, because it had just been released. This little journey and period of relaxation was sufficient to allow everyone to watch the film together. They cherished it.

The pilots announced after the film's conclusion that they would soon be at the Rings, so everyone prepared.

"If you want to go out, there are provisions." said Robin.

"What?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that there are suits that would allow you to go out and look through your glass and take in broader view." said Robin. Everyone had become used to the new things by this point, so no one was overly astonished. They headed to the ship's hangar and got into their space suits. It seems that the hangar would move up so that everyone could leave while still inside the hangar.

Additionally, they wouldn't be floating aimlessly because the ship possessed its own gravity. The ship eventually came to a stop, and the hangar began to slowly rise. Slowly, they were able to glimpse the surroundings as the roof slowly opened. Robin wore the Blue Beetle suit rather of the standard space suit that the Star Citizen video game offered. This outfit served as a top-notch space suit as well. It even had its own oxygen supply.

The strange nanotechnology suit astonished the others, but Sauvik could already tell it was the Blue Beetle suit after seeing it, so he inquired about it, to which Robin responded. When they were finally in the open, they both developed geek identities due to their shared love of DC and Marvel.

Standing atop the man-made body of Origin was a spectacle in and of itself, but seeing the enormous planet Saturn from afar with the Rings was a whole different experience. They were astounded by the enormous Rings. In novels and art, they had seen pictures of the Rings and the planet.

But now seeing it in real made them feel that the books didn't do it justice at all. The Rings were massive. So huge that their heads had to turn 180 degrees to take in the full size. They could see the Rings traveling at an incredibly high speed from the ship.

This disappointed the people as they expected the Rings to be stable like in the videos but physics never cared for the feelings of others anyways. The planet and its rings were still a magnificent sight.

They were each given specialized equipment that was attached to the suit so they could take photos and videos, so they didn't restrain themselves from engaging in brief photo and video shoots.

"Some of these high speed rocks are as costly as gold." While others were busy shooting shots, Sauvik made a comment.

"If you can think that, the others on Earth could already think the same once they have ridden the spaceship. The companies will even get the mining spaceships and those could be used to mine these rocks too." Robin concurred and expanded on Sauvik's remarks.

"Are you not afraid that they would have more resources?" Sauvik enquired. He had to ask because he was still unsure of the full scope and control of his "creations".

"As long as they pay the locals and don't engage in immoral behavior, they can be as wealthy as they want to be. If they become trillionaires, so be it. Furthermore, they won't be able to flee North Korea's grasp. The primary fuel, the Quantum fuel, would still be provided by us. Only I am capable of producing these, and they are based on an entirely new mineral."

"Dude, you are one cheeky bastard." Sauvik chuckled as he spoke. Along with him, Robin did so too. When the photo shoot was over, it was finally time to return. Naturally, Robin proposed that they keep moving around the Rings at the same speed so that they could observe the Rings' stable rock formations from inside.

They accepted the offer right away and entered the ship. Once they recognized the cue, the pilots began to move in the same direction as the Rings. The rocks appeared to be of various forms and sizes. From little boulders that could be carried in the hands to boulders that were larger than their ship, which was a significant size difference.

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For North Korea, things at the time were different. After Robin and others left for having some fun in space, the space agencies of USA, Russia, EU, China and India got a glimpse of the ship from their telescopes as they went into exosphere and how they later vanished.

The news that the ship that had just been seen to go into space and just vanish had been received by world leaders astonished them. That implied that their assertions that their ships moved at a speed of 0.2c might be accurate. Since the ship was too small it wasn't possible for their telescopes to catch the trajectory of the ship and thus appeared to have just vanished.

Up until this time, all of North Korea's statements have been accurate. This idea was really unsettling. Their planet would soon be propelled into space and forced to participate in intergalactic conflicts. And when the time comes, North Korea might not be able to protect the entire planet.

They had to act in the proper way if they wanted to survive. That was what the majority of international leaders were thinking. But not all. Some of them didn't give a damn about any form of invasion. Some just loved staying in their own bubble.

When Robin and his group were out scouting near Saturn, it was already dark in DPRK. And three batch of aircrafts carrying personnel, vehicles and other important equipment took off from the bases in North Korea. Three batches were sent: one to Brunei, one to Iran, and one to Sudan.

Brunei was a very small country in South East Asia bordering Malaysia which had been under monarchy for a long time. Because the average impoverished person was not given proper civic rights, the masses suffered greatly during the dictatorship.

Brunei was the closest to North Korea so it was the first country that the North Korea hit. While Iran and Sudan were the destinations for the other two groups. And it happened really quickly. Some Ghost who had previously deployed to the nation grabbed control of Bandar Seri Begawan Airport. As a result, the Nod and Novus aircrafts were able to safely land at the airfield.

Of course, Brunei's military wanted to reply, but the general, who was in a lower position than the monarch, warned them not to risk making a fool of themselves. However, the General wasn't really in charge of the troops, and some of the officers intervened without realizing that their king had passed away. Politics played a significant role in it since many people believed that the General intended to stage a coup since the monarch had departed for North Korea.

As a result, Brunei's military arrived at the airport and surrounded it as soon as the troops touched down.

"The political situation is a mess." Lydia said as she looked at her comms which was holographic while being inside a javelin. She had been working really hard to obtain a javelin, so when she did, her joy had no bounds. She was aware that Robin was in control of her, but she didn't care. She thought she could become immortal as long as she could follow him.

"Don't kill the innocents. Take care of the officers." Speaking while seated next to Lydia was Mirabel.

"Affirmative." said Lydia. She immediately took off as the plane's doors opened, followed by a few of the other javelin controllers. The military, who had encircled the airport, saw the futuristic planes land, but because they were stupid, they didn't stop to consider their actions before charging.

But when they saw robots flying in the air, it was then they realized this might be above their paygrade. However, it was too late.

Lydia who was wearing the Storm javelin threw some grenades in the air which came to life after getting free from the hands of Lydia and they went on to strike at each of the commanding officers that were leading the military group. They were scorched before they understood what these tiny flying orbs were.

The leaders were taken care of in a matter of seconds, and they died the most dreadful deaths. Chaos then came to pass. In terror, the army personnel began firing at javelins.

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